(IN BRIEF) Co-op has unveiled the UK’s inaugural retail media network within the convenience sector, aiming to assist brands in accessing broader audiences and enhancing advertising relevance for its customer base. The Co-op Media Network combines the company’s in-house team … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Neste, Mitsui Chemicals, and Prime Polymer have joined forces to develop sustainable food packaging solutions for CO-OP, a brand under the Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU). In the initial phase of this partnership, bio-based raw materials will replace … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Co-op, Food Packaging, Japan, Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU), Lilyana Budyanto, Mitsui Chemicals, Neste, partnership, Prime Polymer, sustainability
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) The Co-operative Group Limited a annoncé qu’Adrian Marsh rejoindrait la société en tant qu’administrateur non exécutif indépendant et président du comité des risques et d’audit. Marsh prend sa retraite de son poste de directeur financier du groupe … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Co-operative Group Limited has announced that Adrian Marsh will join the company as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee. Marsh is retiring from his role as Group Finance Director at FTSE … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) La coopérative s’est associée à Hubbub, à la Manchester Climate Change Agency et à d’autres organisations pour lancer un projet pilote de réfrigérateur communautaire à Oldham, visant à lutter contre le gaspillage alimentaire et l’insécurité. L’initiative créera … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Government, Non Profit, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Agence de changement climatique de Manchester, Amanda Chadderton, Amity, Andy Burnham, Aoife Allen, Bruit, Co-op, Community Fridge, food insecurity, Frigo communautaire, Greater Manchester, Greenacres, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Hubbub, In Notre programme Nature, In Our Nature programme, insécurité alimentaire, Manchester City Council, Manchester Climate Change Agency, Matt Hood, Oldham, the Tyndall Center for Climate Research, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research
(IN BRIEF) The Co-op has partnered with Hubbub, Manchester Climate Change Agency, and other organizations to launch a Community Fridge pilot in Oldham, aimed at combating food waste and insecurity. The initiative will create a space for locals to share … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Government, Non Profit, Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda Chadderton, Amity, Andy Burnham, Aoife Allen, Co-op, Community Fridge, food insecurity, Greater Manchester, Greenacres, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Hubbub, In Our Nature programme, Manchester City Council, Manchester Climate Change Agency, Matt Hood, Oldham, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research
UK’s leading funeral provider estimates that 9.7 million mourners have been denied the opportunity to say their last goodbye at their loved one’s funeral 59% of bereaved UK adults said their grief process has been negatively affected by the lockdown … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Insurance, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Langford, bereavement, charity, Co-op, Co-op Funeralcare, coronavirus, crematoriums, Cruse Bereavement Care, David Collingwood, funeral, funeral provider, gravesides, grief pandemic, lockdown, Mind, REPORT, Stephen Buckley, UK, YouGov survey
Co-op donates Easter TV advertising campaign airtime worth £2.5 million to fight hunger by promoting the work of charity FareShare MANCHESTER, 9-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (Thursday 9th April) Co-op has announced a major multi-million-pound boost to feed the nation … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MANCHESTER, 03-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has plans to open 100 new food stores during 2019 as it builds on its convenience strategy to get closer to its members and customers. In addition to opening new stores, the retailer – … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op, convenience, food stores, investment, retail, shopping, Stuart Hookins
MANCHESTER, 29-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Firms in hospitality, hairdressing and social care were today (28 August) urged to offer jobs to the victims of modern slavery. Businesses across various sectors of the economy have followed the lead set by the Co-op and signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bright Future, charity, Co-op, Employment, hairdressing, Hospitality, JOBS, modern slavery, Paul Gerrard, slavery, social care, Somnath Saha, victims
MANCHESTER, 13-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Co-op Divisional Managing Director, Tina Mitchell, has been confirmed as a finalist in the Barclaycard everywoman in Retail Awards, 2018. The prestigious awards, which were founded in 2007, searched for “pioneering finalists who defy tradition”. Judges unanimously … Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, 15-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op serves-up a new food store in Market Harborough following a £1.9M investment creating 15 jobs. The Leicester Road store launches on Thursday, 15 March, with representatives from Market Harborough Primary Academy and the Market Harborough Fire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Asha Scarlett, Co-op, FOOD, food store, grocer, Market Harborough, retail, Richard Kozial, store
MANCHESTER, 08-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The old adage that the UK is a nation of shopkeepers could soon ring true as the Co-op today, Wednesday, 7 March, unveils a convenient future where customers can check-out their own purchases on their phone, without visiting … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged app, Co-op, Elliott Goldenberg, Matthew Speight, Payments, retail, shoppers
MANCHESTER, 16-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Co-op is ramping up its investment in London this year, as it prepares to open a record number of 30 new food stores and refresh seven from its current portfolio in the region. The £28million investment forms … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op, FOOD, food stores, Peter Batt, retail, retailer, Stores
MANCHESTER, 03-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op is set to ramp up its investment in Scotland in 2018, with plans to open 18 brand new stores and upgrade a further 20. The convenience retailer, which already has a store in every postal area … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op, John McNeill, Scotland
MANCHESTER, 20-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op is investing almost £3.5M in its North Wales stores this autumn to re-develop and transform four sites during a seven week programme of works creating around a dozen new retail jobs. The community retailer – which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op, Mike Pengelly, North Wales
• Over a third (35%) of Brits don’t think modern slavery exists where they live • More than two thirds (68%) of Brits admit they simply wouldn’t know what signs to look for, when looking for evidence of modern slavery … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op, modern slavery in UK, Paul Gerrard, RESEARCH
MANCHESTER, 20-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Co-op’s Sheffield-based Legal business has awarded contracts to three legal trainees who will join the team as part of its trainee solicitor scheme this year. They will rotate across the different legal practice areas including Probate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Chris Dingley, Co-op, legal trainees, Sheffield-based Legal business
MANCHESTER, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has demonstrated its commitment to championing best practice in the fresh produce sector by signing up to the National Farmers Union’s Fruit and Vegetable Pledge. The community retailer made the announcement at its inaugural … Read the full press release
Nearly two thirds of all transactions at the Co-op are still paid for with cash But contactless payments have tripled over the last year MANCHESTER, 20-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has reported a sharp rise in contactless payments – up … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Cheryl Marshall, Co-op, contactless payments, Royal Mint
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